Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-30

lHe CaHupi ONel lic Llll lOWdIu inc
south, even in his pain and soreness
choosing instinctly the path that led
to his darling's house.
Land, you needn't do that" call
ed Bill. "Pve just ben all round
and got the hull. faint more'n an
hour ago."
But Norman did not seem to hear.
He hurried away out of sight and
hearing and stood. disconsolately in
the fast deepening twilight leaning
against one of the tall maple trees.
He saw woman running towards
him through the path from the Dun
lap house. He wondered vaguely
who she could be, and then, as she
drew nearer, he saw that it was Mar
tina Jackson. She came up to him
painting.
ooh, Mr.. Chellis," she ghasped.
"Sheriff Stebbins is at the house, an
two men. They want Mr.. Thornell.
He's done something awful, dunno
what, an they'll be right along to
arrest him. An I run up the back
way to tell you fore they got here,
an now l must scoot back as fast as
Ikin, fore they mistrust where I've
been" She drew her shawl over her
head and hurried away, leaving Nor
man dazed and confused.
Then, as his ideas began to arrange
themselves, a fierce joy filled his
heart. He should see his rival
humbled to the dust. This man, who
had stolen his hearts desire from him,
was a criminal, a felon, and he had
dared to love Hetty. All, Hetty
His heart gave a great tbrob. She
loved Thornell. Her life was bound
up in his, and now her happiness
must be wrecked. Poor little girl.
He could not save her from her fate,
/
but perhaps he could warn Thornell
in time for him to escape the officers
of the law, and so spare her the pain
of knowing that the man she loved
was occupying prison cell. All his
bitterness had left him. His whole
heart seemed full of pity and tender
ness for Hetty and his one desire to
save Thornell, by means of the in.
formation Martha Jackson, in her
eagerness to be the first to tell the
news had given him. He raised his
eyes and Thornell stood before him
81 was just going to look for you;''
he said. 1.-THE sheriff is after you
You know best why" and even in
the dim light he could see the sing.
ing master whiten to the lips, and
he knew it was no false charge thai
was brought against him. "Lister
to me. Follow along this hollow till
you come to the big pine. Their
cross over to the other side of the
camp. You'll be so far up nobody'l
see you. Then strike into the foot
path that leads down to my house
go into one of the barns when yol
get there and wait till / come. III
, find way to help you out"
Without word Thornell obeyed
, Norman saunted leisurely back to tn,
camp, coming round the hill just a
| Farmer DunlapHcame up the sam,
road. He had left the sheriff a
, little distance, he too having it il
J his heart to spare Hetty the sight O
J the arrest. AS carelessly and uncon
J cerned as possible he asked:
l Where's the singing master p
and a dozen voices answered at once
| "here," " there" he was owe
3 yonder few minutes ago." "wher
e did he go TOP" &c.
t " lie was sitting by Hetty, the las
, time l saw him." said some one.
:, He went from me around tn
t checkerberry KNOLL" said Hetty,
Several run to call him but cam
= back saying he was nowhere in sigh
Are you sure he went that way?
| ocyaH fbo fo rO,or
b. so, very sure" returned Hett
: YEARLY, " / sat right here and watch
e ed him out of sight"
!. "YOu came from that side, No
s man," said the farmer, '"did you sc
J, anything of him?"
t d" Yes, ] saw and spoke with hin
h but l didn't look to see which wa
he went" which was literally true
Well, mother wants all yo
i young folks to Gene right down
p supper now. I'll see if l can't hur
n Thornell. You RIM along, all Of you,
: and as the young folks troeped off b
:. the footpath, the sheriff and his del
e uties came in by the cart roaC
o A hurried consultation followed.